1 Kings 18:18-21

18And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father’s house, because you have aabandoned the commandments of the Lord and bfollowed the Baals. 19Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount cCarmel, and the d450 prophets of Baal and ethe 400 prophets of Asherah, fwho eat at Jezebel’s table.”

The Prophets of Baal Defeated

20So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel. 21And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long gwill you go limping between two different opinions? hIf the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word.

1 Kings 18:25-28

25Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your god, but put no fire to it.” 26And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made. 27And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” 28And they cried aloud and icut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them.

1 Kings 18:40

40And Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape.” And they seized them. And Elijah brought them down to jthe brook Kishon and kslaughtered them there.

Jeremiah 2:8

8The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’
lThose who handle the law did not know me;
mthe shepherds
Or rulers
transgressed against me;
othe prophets prophesied by Baal
and went after pthings that do not profit.
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